Monday, June 04, 2007

Old Time Hockey!

Long time readers know that this bitch is a huge hockey fan and it will come as no surprise that my ass is watching the battle for Lord Stanley's Cup on the telly right now.And who should come 'cross my television screen at intermission?

You never cease to amaze me - all that bitchitude and a hockey fan - coolness! I don't care much for Don Cherry - he's always slamming Sid Crosby. Why? Who knows? Maybe he's just jealous. Here in Pittsburgh we just love Sid... all that scoring and one class act. Don Cherry isn't good enough to carry Sid's jockstrap.

Karl, I remember Bobby Hull (I was a little kid at the time) as being a great hockey player. He could dish out the physical stuff if need be, but he was an extremely talented player. I checked Brett Hull's stats and you're right--he was a talented player with a very good career. Perhaps I remember Brett as being more of a thug because he also advocates bringing back fighting.

Personally, while I understand that hockey is a rough game and tempers flare, I was really tired of the degree of fighting under the old rules. It seemed like play was being stopped every few seconds for fights. The games lost momentum and became boring.